Maximum Style, Maximum Huat! The Chinese New Year is fast approaching and we have once again reached that time of the year where every supermarket has “恭喜恭喜” on a perpetual loop. You can feel a sense of energy pulsating in the air, as retail outlets throw promotion after promotion at you. Safe to say, the Chinese New Year is one of the major peak seasons … Continue reading Enter the Dragon! 8 watches for less than $888
No you didn’t read wrongly; that wasn’t some “Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum” catchline from a fairytale – it’s #TheGoodTimeMovement As a relatively avid consumer of watch related media across different mediums, I’ve often seen videos and heard podcasts about watch fairs. From the biggest of conventions like Watches & Wonders, to the flea markets across Europe, I’ve yearned to get in on the action and see what the … Continue reading Spring Sprang Sprung 2023 – Singapore’s First Indie Watch Fair
RZE, Vario and Mitch Mason get together for “Unplug & Wind” and show us why you should consider Singaporean microbrands for your next watch Do you ever trawl through the depths of YouTube watch content, hearing channels talk about recent watch fairs, conventions, or gatherings at bars and wonder to yourself, what would it be like to attend such an event? Well, I have and … Continue reading Unplug & Wind: I Attended My First Local Watch Event – Here’s Why You Should Too
“Huh. Isn’t a watch just a watch?” Indeed, for those not in the know “quartz” or “mechanical” is hardly a debate. As long as the watch works, no one’s the wiser. In today’s context, one might even ask if “mechanical” or “quartz” are features of a smartwatch. Ask an enthusiast however, and you might be opening a can of worms. Watch lovers all over have … Continue reading Quartz or Mechanical? My Take on the Age Old Argument
A Newcomer’s Thoughts on Watch Collecting How I Got Started Amongst many young adult Singaporeans such as myself, my most received responses to “What watch would you recommend?” has typically been one of the following three: “Daniel Wellington? Fossil? G-Shock?” For the longest time, I too would have defaulted to these brands; 1 of which I knew for its robustness and tough-guy-sporty image, the other … Continue reading What’s Up With Watches?
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